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this iconic image of audrey hepburn in an ikea print has been replaced, and even ikea's female designers have done a disappearing act. it's thought the changes were made in deference to the ultraconservative form of islam practiced in saudi arabia where women are banned from driving and can't travel overseas without permission from a male guardian. western companies doing business in the oil-rich kingdom do their best not to offend its strict religious practices, including segregation of the sexes, but for ikea's saudi arabian franchise, which has three stores, it's backfired. >> there could be a huge tidal wave of negative opinion towards it. that in the social and the digital viral world we live in becomes a global story. within hours. >> reporter: ikea's management agrees, as a producer of the catalog, we regret the current situation, said a company statement. we should have reacted and realized that excludeing women of the saudi arabian version of the catalog is in conflict with the ikea group values. ikea's sensitivity to its saudi arabian customers isn't likely to be well received
this iconic image of audrey hepburn in an ikea print has been replaced, and even ikea's female designers have done a disappearing act. it's thought the changes were made in deference to the ultraconservative form of islam practiced in saudi arabia where women are banned from driving and can't travel overseas without permission from a male guardian. western companies doing business in the oil-rich kingdom do their best not to offend its strict religious practices, including segregation of the...
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>> ikea was a client of mine for years and years. ikea's motto sin conclusiveness for all. the way it happened is in global marketing you target market by market, and you can't say they are wrong, frankly, if in that country that's the way business is done. >> why not stand by the decision? that's confusing to me. >> very surprise that had they didn't stand by it. there would never be a scene in a home in saudi arabia where a woman would be -- with her male child and her husband in the bathroom so i understand that, the woman not being in the picture. >> ikea did the wrong thing but says more about saudi arabia than it does about ikea, the fact that you couldn't tell rate seeing a woman in a furniture catalog. >> secret ballot, thumbs up or themes down on seth macfarlane. >> thumbs up. >> genius move. >> star? >> i'll be nicer to him than he has been to me. >> star, done and willie, we'll get the scoop later. >>> coming up next, simple savvy and silly tips including a quick fix for your scratched dvds, right after this. rich in fiber. my dad taught me, and i taught my son o
>> ikea was a client of mine for years and years. ikea's motto sin conclusiveness for all. the way it happened is in global marketing you target market by market, and you can't say they are wrong, frankly, if in that country that's the way business is done. >> why not stand by the decision? that's confusing to me. >> very surprise that had they didn't stand by it. there would never be a scene in a home in saudi arabia where a woman would be -- with her male child and her...
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in 90 seconds, look closely at this ikea ad is missing. this ikea ad is missing. what is it? two years ago, the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf. this ikea ad is missing. what is it? and every day since, we've worked hard to keep it. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help people and businesses who were affected, and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open for everyone to enjoy -- and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. we've shared what we've learned with governments and across the industry so we can all produce energy more safely. i want you to know, there's another commitment bp takes just as seriously: our commitment to america. bp supports nearly two-hundred-fifty thousand jobs in communities across the country. we hired three thousand people just last year. bp invests more in america than in any other country. in fact, over the last five years, no other energy company has invested more in the us than bp. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. today, our commitment to the gulf, and to
in 90 seconds, look closely at this ikea ad is missing. this ikea ad is missing. what is it? two years ago, the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf. this ikea ad is missing. what is it? and every day since, we've worked hard to keep it. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help people and businesses who were affected, and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open for everyone to enjoy -- and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years....
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. >> find incredible beautiful stripes at crate & barrel and ikea, $150. >> okay. next thing we're going to get rid of the pillows. >> also very summery. >> love the shot of color. what's working right now sem rald green. this is kind of a teal emerald green. >> pretty. >> and an essie switch and in s inexpensive one, too. >> bringing in color over here so these are all the wintry ideas. >> okay. beautiful emerald green which is the color du jour. >> warms up the space. >> and the lamp shade is an easy way to change out the look. >> i found this $100 lamp. how we reinvent it had completely. do it yourself. spray painted this green. >> wow. >> put some gold on the inside of the shade. >> that's pretty. >> black and white fabric around it and voila, a really, really beautiful lamp. >> okay to pair it with the rug and the stripes. >> play on the different stripes now. >> okay. >> the next thing we do is take the coffee table and give it a great invention. >> need a couple of hand some crew members. >> found in every home. >> thanks, guys. >> what we did here. >> there
. >> find incredible beautiful stripes at crate & barrel and ikea, $150. >> okay. next thing we're going to get rid of the pillows. >> also very summery. >> love the shot of color. what's working right now sem rald green. this is kind of a teal emerald green. >> pretty. >> and an essie switch and in s inexpensive one, too. >> bringing in color over here so these are all the wintry ideas. >> okay. beautiful emerald green which is the color du...
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version of the catalog is in conflict with ikea's ideals. is disrespecting women to boost their bottom line or disrespecting standards? go to gretawire.com and tell us what you think. we're back in two. now with a fag that gives you a burst of wildberry flavor. now why make a flavored heartburn pill? because this is america. and we don't just make things you want, we make things you didn't even know you wanted. like a spoon fork. spray cheese. and jeans made out of sweatpants. so grab yourself some new prilosec otc wildberry. [ male announcer one pill each morning. 2hours. zero heartburn. satisfaion guaranteed or your money back. >> greta: let's go to new york news for headlines. >> greta, thank you. at least 30 people are injured tonight when an amtrak train collides with a big rig in california. authorities say the truck crashing through the railroad crossing. an tram spokesperson says the lights were flashing, the bells were ringing to signal the oncoming train. as a result the train derailed as you can see. there were 169 people on board
version of the catalog is in conflict with ikea's ideals. is disrespecting women to boost their bottom line or disrespecting standards? go to gretawire.com and tell us what you think. we're back in two. now with a fag that gives you a burst of wildberry flavor. now why make a flavored heartburn pill? because this is america. and we don't just make things you want, we make things you didn't even know you wanted. like a spoon fork. spray cheese. and jeans made out of sweatpants. so grab yourself...
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. >>> home and furniture store ikea under fire for apparently air brushing women out of photos in one of its catalogs. the ikea catalog is printed in 38 countries and largely looks the same, but there appears to be one major exception. in saudi arabia, the version that goes there, almost all of the women have been erased. the ad controversy was uncovered by the swedish newspaper "metro." sweden's minister of trade called the retouched images a, quote, sad example of women oppression. ikea says it regrets the cata g catalog. >>> paolo gabrieli will be on trial by the vatican tribunal. he's accused of stealing documents from inside the vatican and giving it to a journalist. he said he did it to expose corruption in the vatican. he faces four years in prison if he's convicted. >>> first unhappy pilots and cancelled flights. now american airlines is facing an faa investigation over broken seats. eight planes have been grounded after an entire row of seats came loose during two flights, one on saturday and one yesterday. in both cases, the flights had to be diverted to new york's jfk airpo
. >>> home and furniture store ikea under fire for apparently air brushing women out of photos in one of its catalogs. the ikea catalog is printed in 38 countries and largely looks the same, but there appears to be one major exception. in saudi arabia, the version that goes there, almost all of the women have been erased. the ad controversy was uncovered by the swedish newspaper "metro." sweden's minister of trade called the retouched images a, quote, sad example of women...
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and ikeae. the middle class, who move our country forward. work hard. raise families. and keep america strong. but mitt romney's budget plan will hurt the middle class. raising taxes on the average family by up to $2000 dollars. while giving a tax break of $250,000 dollars to multi-millionaires. doesn't mitt romney understand, we can't rebuild america...by tearing down the middle class. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> it was a troubling tweet. last night in new jersey, a 16-year-old girl posted that there was someone in her house. and asked someone to call 911. >> they found their daughter missing when they got home. brian thompson reports, police say they think the whole thing was a hoax. >> reporter: the tweet a bit garbled in spelling seemed to say there is someone in my house, call 911. when her parents got home, cara was gone. launching a massive investigation overnight by clark police. >> it was a joke? >> yes. >> it was a joke. that's not okay. >> reporter: for these two rutgers sophomores who followed the tweets las
and ikeae. the middle class, who move our country forward. work hard. raise families. and keep america strong. but mitt romney's budget plan will hurt the middle class. raising taxes on the average family by up to $2000 dollars. while giving a tax break of $250,000 dollars to multi-millionaires. doesn't mitt romney understand, we can't rebuild america...by tearing down the middle class. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> it was a troubling...
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. >>> ikea is coming under fire in which it airbrushed women out of photos. the catalog is printed in 38 countries, largely looks the same everywhere. but there appears to be one major exception. in the saudi arabian version, they've been removed. it met with criticism. sweden called it a sad example of the oppression of women. ikea says it regrets the catalog. >>> the supreme court rejected more than a dozen cases, justices turned away a nebraska group trying to enforce a law that would require women to get screened before having an abortion. they also won't hear a fight against the tsa's use of those full-body scanners. but the supreme court has yet to decide a challenge to president's health care law. liberty university said it violates religious freedom. several gay marriage cases and voter i.d. cases could still be decided by the high court. >>> veronica's here with more about our weather, and the chances for rain tonight, and the rest of the week. >> through tomorrow. at least. then we're going to kind of see areas kind of come and go for the rest of th
. >>> ikea is coming under fire in which it airbrushed women out of photos. the catalog is printed in 38 countries, largely looks the same everywhere. but there appears to be one major exception. in the saudi arabian version, they've been removed. it met with criticism. sweden called it a sad example of the oppression of women. ikea says it regrets the catalog. >>> the supreme court rejected more than a dozen cases, justices turned away a nebraska group trying to enforce a law...
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home and furniture store ikea is under fire for air brushing women out of photos in catalogs. the catalog largely looks the same, but there appears to be one exception. in the saudi arabian version, almost all women have been erased. ikea says it regrets the catalog. >>> on your tuesday morning, we've got thick clouds out there and rain traveling through parts of the area. >> time for weather and traffic on the ones and time to grab an umbrella. we do have passing showers. raining pretty hard in loudoun, montgomery, frederick counties heading farther to the north. frederick county, virginia, it's tapered off there. and farther south across the rest of northern virginia, just a few scattered, lighter sprinkles from manassas down to fredericksburg and farther south. hometown forecast, falls church, by 7:30 the low 60s. still a few passing light showers. by the lunch hour, maybe a little thunder and lightning with the showers and near 70. that's going to be the story for the whole region today. hour by hour, passing showers. highs reaching upper 70s in the afternoon. maybe thunde
home and furniture store ikea is under fire for air brushing women out of photos in catalogs. the catalog largely looks the same, but there appears to be one exception. in the saudi arabian version, almost all women have been erased. ikea says it regrets the catalog. >>> on your tuesday morning, we've got thick clouds out there and rain traveling through parts of the area. >> time for weather and traffic on the ones and time to grab an umbrella. we do have passing showers....
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. >> ikea helping americans go greener, selling only l.e.d.lighting in north american stores two years ago said it had plans to stop selling the light bulbs and today announced it will only offer l.e.d.lights by the year 2016. and there is a spokesperson saying the goal to cut carbon emissions world wide. >> agriculture officials warning milk price koz double if the farm bill isn't renewed. the national milk producers services says government purchases could cause them to rise above $6 a gallon. it provides farm policy for america, right now it's stalled in the house of representatives. california is the largest largest dairy state. >> back to weather there is a is a nrl now. there is a live view from our sutro camera. as you can see this is clear there. lovely day. there is is a look at live doppler 7 hd. sunny skies and right now there are readings 100 degrees in santa rosa and los gatos, 87 here in san francisco down from 90 degrees just a few minutes ago here there is a look at the highlights. warm to hot again tomorrow, cooler the rest of the week and the water vapor shows an uppe
. >> ikea helping americans go greener, selling only l.e.d.lighting in north american stores two years ago said it had plans to stop selling the light bulbs and today announced it will only offer l.e.d.lights by the year 2016. and there is a spokesperson saying the goal to cut carbon emissions world wide. >> agriculture officials warning milk price koz double if the farm bill isn't renewed. the national milk producers services says government purchases could cause them to rise above...
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>>> ikea says it regrets deleting images of women from its catalogs. you can see the differences side-by-side here. in the swedish version on the left, a woman standing in front of a bathroom mirror, but that image was air brushed out and the saudi version of the same catalog. and that's on the right of your screen. ikea issued a statement saying, quote, the mistake happened during the work process occurring before presenting the draft catalog, we take full responsibility for the mistakes made. and if you're having trouble understanding that, so am i. >>> one of america's funniest late-night hosts woke up early this morning for a different kind of gig. stephen colbert filling in on "good morning america." how did he do? >> he did great. it was so great to see him in this role. he's making the rounds, carol, to support his new book out today, that's what led to his guest hosting gig on "good morning america." of course he had fun on the show. i'm a little jealous he got to sing the dolly parton section from the hit song "islands in the stream" a capella
>>> ikea says it regrets deleting images of women from its catalogs. you can see the differences side-by-side here. in the swedish version on the left, a woman standing in front of a bathroom mirror, but that image was air brushed out and the saudi version of the same catalog. and that's on the right of your screen. ikea issued a statement saying, quote, the mistake happened during the work process occurring before presenting the draft catalog, we take full responsibility for the...
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ikea is facing backlash today... for choosing to remove women from some of its catalogs.the possibleereason behind the decision... nd ow the company is now responding ann a refund could be coming customer of aaeeican express. we'll explain why... and how pll local.. all morning. ews.. - &p((break 6)) new hissmorning... honda is pecalling more than half a millioo of their populaa v-6 poteetiaa risk fire risk.the years affected are 2003 to 2007.honna says the ower steering hoses in these cars coulddleak... sparking a fire &pin the engine.so far, no one has been innured..he honda dealers will fix the problem for free...but, eplacement paats for the accord won't be available until eaaly next yyar. "ikeaa is unner fire today... for digitally removing women from the saudi version oo its catalogue.it's raising questiins about the furniture store's commitment to ggnder equality.ikea released a statement expressing regret... saying the deciiion clashes wwth its values. in saudi arabia... women must have a man's permissionntt
ikea is facing backlash today... for choosing to remove women from some of its catalogs.the possibleereason behind the decision... nd ow the company is now responding ann a refund could be coming customer of aaeeican express. we'll explain why... and how pll local.. all morning. ews.. - &p((break 6)) new hissmorning... honda is pecalling more than half a millioo of their populaa v-6 poteetiaa risk fire risk.the years affected are 2003 to 2007.honna says the ower steering hoses in these cars...
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i have what i call an ikea god. some assembly required, and i think there is value in that. there is value of teaing bits and pieces from here and there provided -- and this is a big provided -- you have some sort of foundation. for me that foundation is judaism, but i begin most mornings with buddhist meditation and before today is out i might whirl like a dirvish, i don't know. it's possible to mix and match as long as you have a foundation to do it on. >> eric, fascinating book. called "man seeks god, my flirtations with the divine." >>> google maps takes a dive, but not a bad dive. we'll tell you about the new venture that gets us a close-up view diving under water looking at a whole new world. ♪ [ male announcer ] every car we build must make adrenaline pump and pulses quicken. ♪ to help you not just to stay alive... but feel alive. the new c class is no exception. it's a mercedes-benz through and through. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. to meet the needs of my growing business. but how am i g
i have what i call an ikea god. some assembly required, and i think there is value in that. there is value of teaing bits and pieces from here and there provided -- and this is a big provided -- you have some sort of foundation. for me that foundation is judaism, but i begin most mornings with buddhist meditation and before today is out i might whirl like a dirvish, i don't know. it's possible to mix and match as long as you have a foundation to do it on. >> eric, fascinating book. called...
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." >>> ikea is now issuing an apology after its catalog sparked outrage. what did the company do? stand by. as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yeah. one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. approved! [ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips'. like in a special ops mission? you'd spot movement, gather intelligence with minimal collateral damage. but rather than neutralizing enemies in their sleep, you'd be targeting stocks to trade. well, that's what trade architect's heat maps do. they make you a trading assassin. trade architect. td ameritrade's empowering web-based trading platform. trade commission-free for 60 days, and we'll throw in up to $600 when you open an account. >>> a new turn in the search for the missing teamsters boss, jimmy hoffa. an old turn, we should say. lisa sylvester's monitoring some of the other top stories in "the
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hi to look at it. >> this is an ikea lamp, a lamp that looks really trendy and modern, 30 to 80 bucks somewhere whereas here a designer lamp you're going for over 300. just goes to show when you're staging your home, doing something, think about where you're spending the money, you can save a ton. >> new show buying and selling, about staging a home to sell not spending money. that's why i love this. shows you they are pretty well identical. can you get that designer feel for in the a lot of money. >> you guys do a great job. jonathan and drew scott, and conn gratz on the new show already airing on hgtv. >> wednesday nights. >> there you go. >>> coming up, some down home southern sweets from a down home southern girl. country music star kimberly schlapman but first these messages. two years ago, the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf. and every day since, we've worked hard to keep it. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help people and businesses who were affected, and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open for everyone to enjoy -- and many a
hi to look at it. >> this is an ikea lamp, a lamp that looks really trendy and modern, 30 to 80 bucks somewhere whereas here a designer lamp you're going for over 300. just goes to show when you're staging your home, doing something, think about where you're spending the money, you can save a ton. >> new show buying and selling, about staging a home to sell not spending money. that's why i love this. shows you they are pretty well identical. can you get that designer feel for in the...